Countdown to Final Crisis #24 - DC

This is a very action packed issue. But, I'm a little confused about where this new Superman came from. But first . . . last issue Desaad immersed himself into the Firestorm matrix and took control of Firestorm away from Jason. Now he's trying to put the hurt Val and Una. That is until the Atomic Knights show up. They his him with some kind of weapon that seems to overload the matrix, kicking all three of them out. Sensing defeat, Desaad immediately heads back to Apokolips. But there, Darkseid is trying to deal with Mary Marvel. He has a legion of minions at his disposal, but, he doesn't have a sorcerer. And that is where his interest in Mary lies. Eclipso, who apparently is also one of his minions, has brought her to him. But she proves to be very spirited. Mary and Darkseid attempt to hurt or intimidate each other, but that's when Desaad emerges from his boom-tube. Which gives Mary the chance to fly off and escape. We get a glimpse of our challengers, but it's mostly just Donna and Kyle talking about how they don't trust Jason, and they're unsure of Bob. The majority of this issue is spent on Earth 15. That's the Earth where Zod is Superman. But it seems to be a benevolent Zod. That is until Superman prime shows up. He's dressed in the black Superman outfit, when he had long hair, and he's a raving lunatic. He's upset, I guess, because his planet was destroyed, and I guess he hasn't, in his mind, been able to find a suitable replacement. Which is sending him over the edge. One by one he takes out all the heroes of the planet, and Lex Luthor. And eventually just destroys the whole place. Literally blowing up the planet. "The perfect universe is out there. Mine is out there. And if I have to rip apart the entire multiverse to find my home . . . I will!!" This was a fantastic issue of this book. It's written by Paul Dini, with help from Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti. And this issue was incredibly drawn by Tom Derenick. We're getting closer and closer to issue #1, and, what I guess, is going to be the Final Crisis.